Joseph Cecil DAVIES MM

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DAVIES, Joseph Cecil

Service Number:	5499
Enlisted:	27 September 1915, Holdsworthy, NSW
Last Rank:	Driver
Last Unit:	1st Field Artillery Brigade
Born:	Sydney, NSW, 1896
Home Town:	Leichhardt, Leichhardt, New South Wales
Schooling:	Fort Street Boys High School
Occupation:	Engineer
Memorials:

World War 1 Service

27 Sep 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 5499, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, Holdsworthy, NSW
11 Oct 1915:	Involvement Driver, 5499, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: ''
11 Oct 1915:	Embarked Driver, 5499, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Mrs. L.L. DAVIES, 4 Alfred Street, Leichhardt, NSW

Military Medal

Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 62
Date: 19 April 1917

Not yet 21 years of age, Private Cecil Davies, of Leichhardt, displayed such courage in the firing line as to merit the award of the Military Medal. Born in Annandale, Cecil Davies received his education at Fort Street, and was employed at Dalgety’s when he enlisted, in October, 1915. He was only in camp for two weeks,, when he was sent to Egypt, and thence to France. He was a driver in the Artillery, but is now a bombardier.

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